China News Service, January 1st. On the first day of the new year 2021, Shanghai SIPG Club officially announced that Croatian coach Ivan Lecco will be the coach of the Shanghai SIPG team for the new season.
And just in the evening before New Year's Eve, they just announced that Pereira was leaving the coach.
New coach Lecco announced the poster.
Image source: Shanghai SIPG Football Club official website
Born in 1978, Lecco was a professional player before becoming a professional coach. He played for La Liga Malaga and Belgium Bruges for a long time. He also participated in the World Cup as a member of the Croatian national team.
After retiring at the age of 36, he began his coaching career, successively coaching in Belgium's Ohavari, St. Turden, Bruges and Antwerp.
In the 2017-2018 season, Lecco led Bruges to win the league championship, and he himself became the best coach of the season.
In the summer of 2019, Lecco took over the coach of the Emirates Al Ain Club.
In May of this year, Lecco returned to the league as Antwerp coach and led the team to the Belgian Cup in the 2019-20 season.
In the unfinished league season, Antwerp temporarily ranks fifth in the league.
SIPG’s said in the announcement: “In the future, Shanghai SIPG will, under the leadership of Mr. Lecco, continue to improve the team’s technical and tactical level and fighting spirit, and go all-out toward the new season.”
Pereira's outgoing official announcement poster.
Image source: Shanghai SIPG Football Club official website
On the last night of 2020, SIPG also informed fans of the departure of former coach Pereira through official social media: “In the future, SIPG Football Club and Mr. Pereira will continue to move towards their respective goals. Let us cherish each other and wish the next journey more exciting."
"The 2020 season has come to an end. Since the end of 2017, we have experienced three unforgettable seasons with Mr. Pereira. Over the past three years, under the leadership of Pei Shuai, SIPG has won the 2018 Super League Championship and 2019 China The Super Cup champion of the Football Association created the best record in team history and won honors for Shanghai. Pereira himself won the 2019 Shanghai Magnolia Memorial Award, which represents that he is an outstanding foreigner recognized by the city. Time flies. , The years will not last. We sincerely thank Mr. Pereira for his contribution, honor and hard work to SIPG Football Club. We believe that Pei Shuai will not forget the beautiful years we spent with us.” SIPG announcement Also wrote.
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